Buffoni Surname

166,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Buffoni Surname User-submission:

It is an Italian surname, which means 'Joker', but it could come from the onomatopoeic term for 'funny', from the act of 'inflating the cheeks' to blow and to receive slaps in order to draw bizarre and ridiculous sounds. A variant of Sbuffare (snort).

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Buffoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,6011:38,1996,866
Argentina4061:105,2798,914
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
France1201:553,52375,172
England831:671,30238,633
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Buffoni (26) may also be a first name.

Buffoni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Italian surname, which means 'Joker', but it could come from the onomatopoeic term for 'funny', from the act of 'inflating the cheeks' to blow and to receive slaps in order to draw bizarre and ridiculous sounds. A variant of Sbuffare (snort).

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Buffoni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Buffoni Come From? nationality or country of origin

Buffoni is found most frequently in Italy. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffoni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 166,677th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,807,221 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Buffoni live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Italic Europe. Buffoni is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 1,601 people, or 1 in 38,199. In Italy it is most numerous in: Tuscany, where 27 percent live, Lombardy, where 25 percent live and Lazio, where 23 percent live. Outside of Italy this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Buffoni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffoni has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 8,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buffoni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buffoni last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Buffoni earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.51% less than the national average, earning €23,570 per year; in United States they earn 41.03% more than the national average, earning $60,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $53,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bufffoni931/
Buffonie931/
Bufoni9298/
Buffone862,959/
Buffani8618/
Bufonio861/
Buffona861/
Boufoni861/
Buffagni801,254/
Buffonge80128/
Bouffone801/
Buffones801/
Bufffone801/
Buffanni801/
Bufani7747/
Bufone776/
Bouffanie7564/
Buffanais751/
Bufanio71376/
Bouffanais71175/
Bauffanais714/
Boufani714/
Bufagni712/
Boufone712/
Buffane710/
Buffagne6715/
Buwfonge675/
Boufoune671/
Boufanie671/
Buffanes671/
Bouffane671/
Bouffannais671/
Beufoune671/
Baufangi671/
Bousfani671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buffoni
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